Friday, 26 September 2014

Tenerife - Sámara volcano

This
cute little volcano is only a short drive away from the Parador de las Cañadas del Teide. Even though
it´s relatively close to Teide it is completely different as its sides are
smooth and its crater is an almost perfect circle. I´d never been on a crater before
so I found the experience very special.

The
walk up to its crater is very easy and only took about 15 minutes although
there’s a well-marked walk of 2.5h if you feel up for it. I found the
landscape very special as the whole area is covered with black volcanic
sediment, cinders and lava rocks. The bright green of the pine trees scattered
around the sides of Sámara looked very striking.

When
you finally get to the top and look around the view will take your breath away.
On one side we saw the sun slowly making its way down, giving long shadows over the pine trees and lighting up the top of the clouds. In the background the
island of La Gomera looms thousands of feet below you.

On
the other side we saw the other two volcanoes, Mount Teide and Pico Viejo.
Standing on one and looking over another two mounds of rock and lava gives you
the feeling of looking ‘behind the scenes’ of nature’s work. Priceless.

To get to the starting point just follow the TF-38, you will find it around the 8km mark.